In Mississippi, Lisa Cochran searches her database, selects clients with expertise in social distancing and safety protocols, invites them in for a soft opening and asks them to audit her policies and procedures.
Join the Socialathon this Sunday. Hear about it from Villa in this recent video interview.
The client experience in a COVID-19 world will be very different. So will the stylist’s experience. How do we still create a warm, welcoming environment for everyone?
As salons around the country begin to reopen, clients will be looking for evidence that their safety is important to you. Now, there's a way to publicly demonstrate your team members have been trained and are adhering to recommended protocols.
We interviewed Siobhain Sweetingham, an infection prevention expert with Virox ProBeauty.
As salons move toward reopening, owners need to consider asking their incoming clients to sign a "Hold Harmless Waiver," a document that releases the salon from liability should the client contract COVID-19. In this blog, Attorney Kelley Keller explains what the document is, why it's important, when it's not enforceable, and what needs to be in it.
The Professional Beauty Federation of California (PBFC) has retained the Dhillon Law Group to file an emergency injunction against California Governor Gavin Newsom to compel him to reconsider his "months, not weeks" extension of his shutdown order for California beauty salons, barbershops, and beauty schools.
With over $1MM raised for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a back-to-work safety & success plan, a new way to enter NAHA 2021, a state opening tracker, and legislation efforts to get dollars back into salons hands, PBA provides countless resources during the pandemic.
On Sunday, May 17, 2020, stylist Sam Villa is bringing friends together as Hairdressers Supporting Hairdressers to unite for LIVE education and inspiration for stylists who are struggling. The fundraising event will benefit the PBA COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Wahl Professional has partnered with the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) to support barbers and stylists who are out of work due to COVID-19. Throughout May, 50% of the purchase price of any 1919 by Wahl Professional men’s grooming line product will be donated to the PBA COVID-19 Relief Fund when customers go to the Wahl Professional website and use the code PBA at checkout.
Guards are designed to protect employees and customers from airborne, virus-containing droplets.
How one salon in the heart of its Cuyahoga Falls community has continued supporting its guests, employees and the greater Cleveland area, including front-line caregivers working at area hospitals, throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Coronavirus has put us on lockdown but while we flatten the curve, you can grow your skills and your style with this virtual barbering school. Aimed at the amateur but presented by a pro, Billy Porter is a proud grad.
Suggestions for reopening include having a dress rehearsal to ensure you're prepared with all you need to provide a safe service experience for stylist and client, both.
"Beginning in early May, we will begin to see weekly deliveries of non-surgical masks and hand sanitizer that we’ll be providing, at-cost, to beauty pros as states re-open."
Today, the Georgia governor lifted the stay-at-home restrictions, which means salons and barbershops are allowed to resume open hours. The Georgia State Board of Cosmetologists and Barbers issued these guidelines in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The governor said specifically that fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, hair and nail salons, and massage therapy businesses can reopen as early Friday, April 24.